| Aircraft Magazines Guide |
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'AgAir Update' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Subtitled 'Ag Aviation's Newspaper'. 'AgAir Update' is a monthly publication that delivers up-to-date news about new products released, and new modifications for agricultural aircraft and the agricultural aviation industry and its affiliates worldwide. AAU is filled with human interest stories about the people who fly ag, and how they run their individual flying operations. Volume 22, Number 5 was dated May 2004. |
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'Ag-Pilot International' [Graphic Plus, ISSN 0740-1434]
Subtitled 'Aviation in Agriculture Worldwide'. 'Ag-Pilot International' was an agricultural aviation trade magazine with a down-to-earth, pilot-to-pilot flavor. The editor was Tom Wood. Vol.18 appeared in 1995. Ceased publication circa 2002. No further information. |
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'Air Alaska' [Pacific Rim Publishing Co, ISSN 0889-9576]
Anchorage-based publication subtitled 'the northern aviator's news'. No further information. |
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'Airline Pilot Careers' [Aviation Information Resources (AIR, Inc.), ISSN 1095-4317]
Aviation Information Resources (and 'Airline Pilot Careers' magazine) is dedicated to providing complete, timely, and accurate information to help pilots make informed decisions throughout their job search, and to assist them in their career development as an airline pilot. The magazine provides a monthly selection of articles that feature a major airline, a solid secondary company, and a variety of military-to-airline transition articles, civilian-to-airline transition articles, medical/health articles, technical articles, interview articles, airplane reviews, and many other types of articles. It was first published in early 1997. |
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'Airline Review' [Airline Press Inc, ISSN ? ]
'Airline Review' covers the world of commercial aviation, including detailed reports on individual airlines (both foreign and domestic), airports (including runway diagrams), aircraft profiles (with schematics) and more. Other important airline themes like air show events are also covered. There is a comprehensive news section which has airline news from around the world. Each issue has 64 pages, in full colour. First published circa 2002, but ceased publication in 2004. |
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'Airman' [AFNEWS, ISSN 0002-2756]
'Airman' is published monthly by the Air Force News Agency (AFNEWS) for the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs. As the official magazine of the U.S. Air Force, it is a medium of information for Air Force personnel. It provides information about Air Force activities; Air Force careers; the aircraft, weapons and equipment used by the Air Force; Air Force bases and many other aspects of the Air Force organisation. It is illustrated with high quality colour photos. It has been published since at least 1962. |
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'Air Transport World - ATW' [Penton Media Inc, ISSN 0002-2543] Subtitled 'The Magazine of Airline Management'. ATW covers airlines, the manufacturers that supply them, the financial institutions that serve them, and the governments that regulate them. It features in-depth coverage of individual airlines, focusing on where they have been, where they are now and where they hope to go in the future. On average, ATW publishes 60 of these features yearly. ATW covers U.S. major and international airlines as well as various specialty carriers. The latest technology advances in airframes and engines are covered - every major new transport aircraft being developed receives coverage, including information about the market it was designed for, who is buying it and why.
ATW provides continuous coverage of industry financing and how the changing nature of financing impacts future aircraft acquisitions. ATW also covers environmental regulations and challenges on safety issues. Also included are articles on airports, global organizations, information technology, management, avionics and aeropolitical interests. Paid subscriptions to ATW also include the sought-after World Airline Report, published in ATW’s July issue. ATW was launched in late 1963. It was founded and edited by Joseph Murphy - who remained as editor and publisher of ATW until June 1977. Volume 41, Number 3 was dated March 2004. |
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'America's Flyways' [America's Flyways, ISSN ?]
'America's Flyways' describes itself as being dedicated to covering the people, places, and events that matter to pilots and aviation enthusiasts nationwide. It is a magazine that presents what's happening in General Aviation across the United States. It includes feature articles about personalities in aviation, the latest news about air shows, new products and trends, and highlights of the top aviation hotspots America has to offer. Date first published not known. |
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'American Helicopter' [American Helicopter Magazine, ISSN ?]
'American Helicopter' was one of the first magazines exclusively devoted to helicopters. The first issue was dated December 1945. It continued until at least 1960. No further information. |
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'Atlantic Flyer' [Atlantic Flyer, ISSN ?]
Vol.19 No.1 was dated March 2004. Features aviation news and history of interest to general-aviation pilots, historians, and restorers of antique aircraft; lists aviation events. No further information. |
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'Aviation Digest' [? publisher, ISSN 0884-4755]
Subtitled 'The General Aviation News Magazine'. Volume 10 was published in 1986. Ceased publication sometime after February 2002. No further information. |
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'Aviation International News' [The Convention News Company, ISSN 0887-9877] 'Aviation International News' is a monthly tabloid format news magazine focusing on corporate/business aviation. It offers industry news, technical, regulatory/safety information and feature articles. It is printed on high quality glossy paper, and so features numerous colour photos. It was first published circa 1973.
The same publisher also produces Convention News daily editions in the same format as the monthly issues. They are published at the annual meetings of the Helicopter Association International, the European Business Aviation Association and the National Business Aviation Association. Further, International Air Show Editions are produced on site for the Paris, Dubai and Farnborough Air Shows. |
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'Aviation Investigation Monthly' [AG Media Inc, ISSN ?]
No further information. |
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'Aviation Latin America & Caribbean' [Avnews Inc, ISSN 1073-5518]
'Aviation Latin America & Caribbean' was a monthly newsletter published in Miami by Bob Booth in both English and Spanish language editions. Editorial content was dedicated to covering commercial aviation developments in the Caribbean and Latin America. It reported on privatisations, airline start-ups, aircraft transactions and alliances - highlighting the latest trends and developments within the market. It was first published some time before 1997 and ceased publication not long after 2001. |
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'Aviation Letter' [Lundkvist Aviation Research, no ISSN] First published in June 1966 in Sweden (in English), but the editor moved to the USA in March 1977. Basically a spotters magazine, with worldwide reports on aircraft movements and registration changes. Initially 24-32 pages each issue, but in recent years the average monthly size is between 64 and 76 pages. An A5 size publication with some b+w photos.
Typical content comprises: Airline & Route News, Aircraft Casualties, Info Requests, Civil Aviation News. The Civil Aviation News section normally takes up at least half of each issue, and features registration changes and production list updates in construction number order. A Military News & Info section is occasionally included, and a Readers Corner section appeared in every issue until about issue 200. The editor and publisher is Bo-Göran Lundkvist. |
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'Aviation Monthly' [Peter Katz Productions Inc, ISSN 0145-1014]
'Aviation Monthly' was founded in 1972 as the 'MASS Report'. It focuses on flight safety for sport pilots and recreation flyers. The contents comprises a summary of various general aviation accident reports, plus numerous practical tips and techniques for improving flight safety. |
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'Aviation Safety' [Belvoir Publications Inc., ISSN 0277-1764]
'Aviation Safety' is a magazine dedicated to flight safety for private pilots. It publishes the most revealing accident analyses and critical examinations of today's demanding flight environment. It offers professional and recreational pilots important safety information, tips, and related news. Volume 24 Number 4 was dated April 2004. Published 6, 12 or 24 times per year? |
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'Business & Commercial Aviation' [Aviation Week, ISSN 0191-4642] 'Business & Commercial Aviation' is the world's leading publication of hands-on and how-to information for pilot safety, proficiency, and flight department management. Targeted at the corporate or general aviation operator, B/CA's mission is to provide readers with vital information that will help them operate aircraft with greater safety, efficiency and effectiveness. A strong editorial focus on “How To” operations and management information is coupled with extensive monthly coverage of current industry news.
The magazine started in 1965 under the title 'Commercial Aviation'. In 1975 it was taken over by the Ziff-Davis Group and renamed 'Business & Commercial Aviation'. The title was sold to the Aviation Week Group in the 1990s. Volume 74 began with January 1994. Also associated with the ISSN 0007-6570. |
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'Civil Air Patrol News' [? publisher, ISSN ?] The Civil Air Patrol was established on December 1, 1941, just days before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It is an organisation of volunteer private pilots who use their aircraft in support of full-time civil and military agencies. Today it provides 95% of the US’s inland search and rescue capability.
'Civil Air Patrol News' is a tabloid newspaper covering the activities of the CAP around the country. It is printed on glossy paper, with 32 pages in each issue, and is illustrated with colour photgraphs. 9 issues are published per year - Feb/Mar, May/June and Sept/Oct are combined issues. Vol.35 No.8 was dated November 2003. |
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'Custom Planes' [Y-Visionary Publishing, ISSN ?]
Subtitled 'For Aircraft Builders, Designers, Restorers and Pilots'. 'Custom Planes' is edited for the large and growing audience of enthusiasts devoted to constructing custom, kit and plans-built aircraft, as well as those actively restoring and rebuilding aircraft. A hands-on editorial approach provides the reader with valuable information and insight to make the completion of aircraft projects a success. It was launched with the June 1998 issue. |
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'East Coast Aviator' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Published sometime in the 1990s. No further information. |
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'FAA World' [FAA Office of Public Affairs, ISSN ?]
'FAA World' was a magazine published by the Federal Aviation Administration. No details of its contents are available. The first issue was published in 1970. It appears to have been replaced by the bi-monthly 'FAA Aviation News'. |
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'In Flight Aviation News' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
'In Flight Aviation News' is a US monthly general aviation tabloid magazine featuring in-depth aviation news, stories and photos about aircraft, new aviation products, lists of aviation events, aircraft for sale and more. The official website is currently promising a redesign of the magazine. No further information. |
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'Military Aircraft Preview' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Subtitled: The Modellers Guide to New Products. An American monthly which first appeared in 1993, it had a very different approach to reviewing model kits; they were assembled without paint. Numerous black and white photos showed you exactly what to expect on opening a box. Colour was reserved for showing decals. The weak feature of Military Aircraft Preview was that it presented no photographs or drawings of the real thing so the modeller was unable to judge the accuracy of a kit. Volume 1 Number 7 was dated July 1993. |
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'Modeler's Journal' [? publisher, ISSN ? ]
'Modeler's Journal' was a scale modelling magazine. Owner/editor was Jerry S. Smith, who wrote that it would be “...published once a month or as often as circumstances permit.” Each issue contained about 20 pages of reviews, photos and line drawings presented in a very appealing manner. Volume 2 Number 2 was a combined issue dated Nov/Dec 1967. |
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'Naval Aviation News' [Government Printing Office, ISSN 0028-1417] 'Naval Aviation News' is the official magazine of US Navy and Marine Corps aviation. Each issue features current and historical articles, service news, flight safety info, features articles, photo features, unit news, letters, unit patches, etc. Typically there are 40-48 pages in each issue, illustrated with b+w (and later colour) photos - including a large centrespread photograph.
The first issue was published in October 1919, and it remained a monthly publication until the February 1983 issue. It switched to bi-monthly from the March-April 1983 issue. |
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'Pacific Flyer - Aviation News' [Pacific Flyer Newspapers Inc, ISSN ?]
'Pacific Flyer' is a monthly aviation tabloid produced in Southern California with a decidedly different perspective on aviation and aviation publishing. It's first goal is to make sure that all the important aviation news is included each month - hard news like airport closings (or threatenings), new aircraft and techniques and the lives (and deaths) of important aviators. It also includes features and colour photo layouts on everything from hot new homebuilts to WW I replicas to authentic rebuilds, plus interviews with the characters who make up aviation. Interspersed between these features are cartoons, humour, satire, flight tests, airshow coverage, personality profiles and more. 'Pacific Flyer' was 27 years old in 2004. [No connection to the Australian title of the same name]. |
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'Professional Pilot' [Queensmith Communications, ISSN 0191-6238]
'Professional Pilot' is a monthly journal serving the corporate and regional aviation industry, including pilots, managers and dispatchers. Editorial content includes pilot technique, airmanship, operations, weather, reader surveys, helicopters, airplanes and avionics. It was first published in 1966. Vol.38 No.2 was dated February 2004. |
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'Revista Aerea' [Strato Publishing Co Inc, ISSN 0279-4519]
Subtitled: voz aeronautica de America Latina, Espana y las Filipinas. Published 8(6?) times per year in Spanish. Covers aviation and aerospace developments (military, commercial, and business) worldwide for senior Latin American business executives, government officials, and other ranking aerospace decision makers. No further information. |
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'Revista Aerea Latinoamericana' [Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corp., ISSN ? ]
'Revista Aerea Latinoamericana' was a monthly Spanish language aviation magazine covering Central and South America, published in New York. Volume 80, No. 4 and 5 was a double issue dated June-July 1977. No further information. |
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'Rotor & Wing' [PBI Media, ISSN 1066-8098]
Subtitled 'Serving the Worldwide Helicopter Industry'. 'Rotor & Wing' includes full-length features, plus coverage of news, aerodynamics, maintenance, regulatory matters and communications from correspondents in Washington, DC and Europe. Feature topics are balanced to include both civil and military articles, focusing on helicopter-operating companies, new aircraft, new technology, military programs, market sectors, and other issues that impact the helicopter industry. It is printed on glossy A4 size paper, with colour and b+w photos and diagrams. There are typically 56 pages in each issue. It was first published in January 1966. When titled 'Rotor & Wing International' it had the ISSN 0191-6408 from Phillips Business Information Inc. |
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'Sport Aerobatics' [IAC - International Aerobatic Club, ISSN ?]
'Sport Aerobatics' is the monthly magazine of the International Aerobatic Club - a division of the EAA dedicated to safety through knowledge and education as well as flying fun. It is aviation's only magazine devoted totally to recreational and competition aerobatics. It's monthly columns cover technical tips, the physiological effects of aerobatics, and coverage of national and international aerobatic competition. Other areas of interest covered in the magazine include IAC Chapter news, glider aerobatics, competition aerobatics, recreational aerobatics, and aerobatic instruction. Vol.33 No.1 was dated January 2004. |
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'Sport Flyer' [Sport Flyer, ISSN 08750-8117]
Magazine focusing on kitplanes and homebuilts. Published during the 1980s and 1990s. No further information. |
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'The Combat Edge' [HQ ACC/SEM, ISSN 1063-8970]
'The Combat Edge' is USAF Air Combat Command's monthly mishap prevention magazine, dedicated to providing military and civilian personnel with flight, weapons, and ground safety information. It is a glossy all-colour magazine which has been published since 2000. |
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'The Southern Aviator' [Flyer Media Inc, ISSN 1073-8304]
'The Southern Aviator' celebrates general aviation, offering the best from the 15 southern states. It was founded in 1985 and initially published by Solo Publications Inc, but was later taken over by Flyer Media - the publishers of 'General Aviation News'. No further information. |
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'Ultralight Flying!' [Glider Rider Inc, ISSN 0883-7937]
'Ultralight Flying!' magazine is the world's oldest and largest publication dedicated solely to the recreational sport of ultralight and microlight flying. 'Ultralight Flying!' has been in publication for more than 27 years and offers articles and information by ultralight and microlight industry leaders and professionals not found in any other publication. It features all the latest ultralight news, information, flying stories and a Pilot's Report on the newest ultralights. Ultralights in this context include fixed wing single- and 2-seaters, trikes, powered parachutes and powered paragliders. |
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'Weapons & Warfare Monthly' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Magazine focusing on military history in general, with an emphasis on US-related subjects. Published 1985-1986. Usually included an aviation feature in each issue. Edited by Ray Merriam. |
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